Transcriber’s Notes
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
With a few exceptions French words are not accented.
In Chapter X, St Monance Uppertown and Overtown both used for the same location.
THE HARVEST OF THE SEA.
VIEW OF WICK HARBOUR DURING THE HERRING SEASON.
THE
HARVEST OF THE SEA
A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE NATURAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF
THE BRITISH FOOD FISHES
By JAMES G. BERTRAM
Polonius.—Do you know me, my lord?
Hamlet.—Excellent well; you are a fishmonger.
Shakespeare.
WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET
1865
Printed by R. Clark, Edinburgh.